A connector post or pin is disclosed which is particularly suitable for use with printed circuit board assemblies. The post includes a coined portion which is designed to permit the pin to be easily inserted into holes of a predetermined size in printed circuit boards, and to increase the quality of a solder joint between the post and the printed circuit board. A solder stripe is placed on each post in the coined region to facilitate soldering of the posts to conductive portions of the printed circuit board. The posts are attached in groups to break-away carrier strips to aid in the rapid assembly of large numbers of posts to printed circuit boards. The posts may also include provisions for coupling them to multilayered printed circuit assemblies. A method of fabricating the coined post is also disclosed which converts a post with normally an interference fit in a printed circuit board aperture to a post which is freely received in the aperture together with masses of solder adhered to said post.